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I did the Emerald City Ride on Sunday (on an upright). But I did see a v20 there and so did King5 (local TV) . http://www.king5.com/article/traffic/cyclists-take-over-alaskan-way-viaduct-for-emerald-city-bike-ride/281-535018879 Now I didn't watch the entire video but very early on I see a...

One of the things I like about my Vendetta is how when you do go down it doesn't normally get all messed up. Larry's recent highway post got me remembering this. I remember when I was riding a Stick Hi-Racer. Any time I would go down, in leaves or whatever I would damage my brake levers or...

We had our weekend outing on Sunday Oct 18th. 7 Recumbent riders showed up who would rather ride in the rain than watch the Seahawks disappoint us again. It was a good showing despite the weather. I forgot to take any pictures of myself or my bike. I am not the videographer than Glenn is. And...

So I organized a Puget Sound Recumbent ride for today. We did an out and back of 27miles. 7 people showed up who don't melt in the rain. On the way back it was myself and Craig on his new Encore. We talked a lot about bike fit and issues. I was noticing issues with my lack of headrest on a...

I can't access the Hoodoo 500 race report by Ben at http://03bbf98.netsolhost.com/blog/2015/09/30/race-report-ben-tomblins-solo-hoodoo-500/ I also can't access the main blog from the cruzbike site. http://03bbf98.netsolhost.com/blog/ (Fixed now)

I am considering shorter cranks. I currently am running a 170mm Ultegra crankset 50/34. I am wondering what is a good option to go to 165 or 160mm crankset. I would like to be able to get q-rings to go with it. I am wondering what choices have been made before by the trailblazers? I may...

So I am wondering how much of my improved speed on climbing on Vixen (Vendetta TT) is due to the higher gearing. I have an 11-32 in the back and a 50/34 up front so my gear inches ranges from 27.9" to 119.5". On my raptobike my low gear is 20" or so. I find that I don't fully downshift on my...

We had another thread that followed a tangent into discussions about lighting but I thought we could use a dedicated thread. The impetus for this is the new Cateye Volt 6000 that I saw Robert Holler post an article about. Here is the link . The basics is a very bright light, with a light...

I was looking at ratz's data from this thread . And looking at some of my data as well. I compared the various output in ridewithgps, strava and garmin connect. It is interesting how they differ. I like garmin connect's graphs: Screenshot-Garmin Connect - Google Chrome by Duncan Watson, on...

I have been looking for a good fast century route to train for in 2016. I think I found a target - Coeur d'Fondo. It is a 108 mile event that follows the local triathlon century route. It should be beautiful and not have any annoying bike trail 15 mph limits or odd stop sign issues. It is...

I was considering looking into power meters sometime next year. What do people find works on their Vendettas? I was thinking about maybe the Garmin Vector pedals or something similar. Any thoughts and what works for you all?

I am getting pretty darn tired of my threads on BROL always attracting two or more cruzbike haters. I get that it is a new skill to learn to ride a cruzbike but I am trying to show off how nice my bike is and how happy I am. Not get into yet another darn discussion about how some riders can't...

Every morning I start my forum browsing with reporting about 4 new spam posts a day. It is obvious that spammers found they can create accounts easily and abuse them. Tools I have seen other forums use: 1. multi-step verification process for account creation. 2. Limits on posting html links...

I recently received my Garmin 520. A nice upgrade to my venerable garmin 305. It has been a while for me since I used Garmin Connect, Ride With GPS or Strava (didn't exist then). So I went and set everything up. Holy cow this is so much easier. My Garmin is connected via bluetooth to my...

My Vendetta arrived this afternoon. As it was fully disassembled I am in the middle of a bike build. After a trip to the LBS to buy a few tools I am at this point in the build: Vendetta Build in progress by Duncan Watson, on Flickr The front wheel setup confused me for a bit but once I sussed...

Is anyone else watching the stage race on the gps tracking page? http://hoodoo500.com/live-tracking/ Lief is doing well. Averaging about 17.8 mph and in the pack of 4 who are in the lead. Earlier he was in the second pack of 2 but he and Rich caught up to the leaders. hoodoo500 by Duncan...

I know I have read a number of learning threads. Most recently the one titled elevated seat . My current raptobike is sidelined due to some adjustments and I don't want to pile money into right now. I will be replacing the brakes, rear wheel and lights before I am done. The Vendetta I bought...

I wish there was a general forum. One of the things that attracts me to the Cruzbike MBB FWD platform is how the elimination of crank/wheel interference allows the design to accommodate shorter riders on 700c equipped bikes. I sold my 650c Corsa to Tim Turner years ago. I could ride it but...

I did it. I bought Rat Rider's Vendetta TT. The last yellow Vendetta :) So now we do the dance and wait for checks to clear and boxes to be delivered. Since I own a lowracer I have all the bike bag solutions I need to make the Vendetta work. I have a co-worker with a sewing machine and some...

I haven't committed any money but I am definitely getting a vendetta v20. I was speaking with Robert and it will be a custom build that I will pick up in Portland. I am going to get Q-Rings for it as well even if I have to source them myself. I use Q-rings on my raptobike and did on my Corsa...